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School behaviors may be symptoms

Carl Young, Bismarck We need to engage in conversation and action regarding “behaviors” in school. A recent Fargo Forum letter to the editor from Jerry Barnum states in part, “Rigorous behavior standards enforced with meaningful consequences will remove the perpetrators and restore order.” I think that it is more than that. We need to understand that some “behaviors” aren’t behaviors at all, rather they are symptoms. Now before you cry foul, hear me out. One in twenty children are affected by a condition called Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). In our ...

Minot native became hero to many

Dale Olson West Fargo Lt. Colonel Paul Pederson A hero is selfless, a genuinely good person, and someone who gets the undivided attention of all of us and causes change. Someone willing to risk their own life to save another. My definition is looking through the eyes of a child and young adult, middle aged, and senior citizen, at a man who truly was a great person who recently passed away in Minot and was memorialized at Zion Lutheran church! Absolutely a “legend” and “hero” to many who knew of his exploits! A Minot High School all-state basketball performer ...

Lutheran response to gender theorists, gnosticism

Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard Minot As a person of faith, I am responding to the recent letter to the editor titled, “People of faith respond to ‘truth matters.’” First, it is crucial to acknowledge that there has been an ongoing war on “words” in Western Civilization for quite some time.  For example, and brevity’s sake, consider pregnancies.  Ponder the subtle implications of the last several decades of describing a baby in the womb as a “fetus” versus calling it a “human being.” Furthermore,  contemplate how more recently, the definition of marriage ...

Love remembered during Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

Leslie T. Anderson Minot I was an educator and school principal in the Minot Public Schools for 40 years. Debbie was an educator for 32 years in the Minot Public schools.  I wrote the following letter to my wife during her journey with Alzheimer’s to promote awareness. A love letter to my wife, who died from Alzheimer’s disease. Debbie passed away January 28, 2021. Debbie, Throughout our marriage, when things were not going well we would make a list of all the positive things in our lives — it was much longer than the negatives. That task is now more difficult, ...

Veteran wreaths to be laid Dec. 17

Richard Reuer Minot Find a Way to Serve is this year’s Wreaths Across America theme in remembering our fallen, honoring those who serve and teaching our children the value of freedom. In the past nine years Minot Wreaths Across America and Minot Civil Air Patrol has been every year sharing the Wreaths Across America mission throughout our community. Every year, throughout the year veterans displays have been set up at the Grand Hotel, Ward County Historical Society – Pioneer Village Museum and Dakota Square Mall, just to name a few reminding our community to never forget ...

No need to apologize for diversity

James Maxson Minot In youth hockey in British Columbia, I have recently seen what could be described as evidence of “the great replacement” that is feared by so many. The Port Moody Panthers have players whose family ancestries include Vietnam, India, South Korea, China, Japan, Brazil, the USA, Ukraine and Canadians of various European descent. Several of the players are of mixed race. What are the differences between this team and the youth hockey team I follow in Minot?        Call me a fool, but I don’t see differences. I see kids from good families. I see nice ...